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As Massachusetts ballot initiatives multiply, critics want to limit them
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1693+ words) A spool of stickers rests on a table at a polling station during Massachusetts state primary voting, Sept. 3, 2024, at the Newton Free Library, in Newton, Mass. Credit: AP/Steven Senne This year, eight initiative petitions are likely headed to voters…...
Massachusetts legal aid program helps immigrants in immigration court
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1181+ words) Immigration attorney Alma Cothias works at her computer screen at Massa Viana Law Southborough, Mass. , April 2, 2026. Credit: AP/Kevin G. Andrade Alma Cothias came to the Massa Viana Law office around 8: 45 a. m. , just as she does most mornings, right after dropping her…...
Reports: Giants' Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence walks off the field after a game against the Green Bay Packers at Met Life Stadium on Nov. 16, 2025. Credit: Ed Murray Giants" All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade and won"t be…...
Jets linebacker Quincy Williams returns to practice
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (283+ words) New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams answers questions from reporters during practice, Thursday, July 31, 2025 in Florham Park, NJ Credit: Noah K. Murray FLORHAM PARK, N. J. "Quincy Williams returned to practice on Wednesday after spending four weeks on injured reserve due to a…...
Lawrence Woodmere Academy will not open for the upcoming school year
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (62+ words) The Lawrence Woodmere Academy will not open for the 2025-26 school year. Newsday TV's Ken Buffa reports. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp. .. The Lawrence Woodmere Academy will not open for the 2025-26 school year. Newsday TV's Ken Buffa reports. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp…...
Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (606+ words) Rick Springfield performs at Live Aid, a famine relief concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia Pa. , Jon uly 13, 1985. Credit: AP/Amy Sancetta NEW YORK " Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good " helping…...
Toxic site cleanup in Port Jefferson Station completed
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (567+ words) DEC Commissioner Amanda Lepton, at the lectern, announces'the completion of cleanup Wednesday at the Port Jefferson Station site. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin Wednesday, state officials announced they had completed a $48. 1 million cleanup of the federal Superfund site " a milestone that paves…...